Column: Oak Hills board needs proven business leadership now

During these challenging times, Oak Hills needs school board members who are proven leaders with real business experience. Leaders who can smartly manage large budgets, ask tough questions, properly challenge and support administrators, and keep everyone accountable for better results. Our students, teachers and taxpayers deserve better. I can get the job done.

My name is Julie Murphy, I live in Delhi Township with my husband and two kids, and I'm running for the Oak Hills School Board. I attended C.O Harrison, Delhi Junior High and graduated from Oak Hills in 1981. With solid support from my parents, great guidance from my Oak Hills' counselors and hard work, I graduated as class valedictorian and earned an academic scholarship to Xavier.

I am a CPA, and in my 30-plus year professional career, I have held executive roles in insurance operations, as a chief financial officer, and as the chief information officer with Cincinnati-based Great American Insurance. I own a consulting business, but mainly seem to run a taxi cab service for my very busy son, now a freshman at Oak Hills.

Looking back, my Oak Hills education changed my life and was my golden key to opportunity. In service back to the district and this community, I will bring my leadership skills, business expertise and passion for education to the school board.

I am not a politician and have no such aspirations. I have no hidden agenda or political ax to grind. My sole focus as a servant leader is to ensure our students, teachers and the community benefit from a well-managed, cost-effective and quality school system.

I am a concerned citizen, parent and proven leader who decided to answer the call to give back and make a difference. I will dive in, work hard and demand better. What is broken will get fixed. What is working well will be replicated. Where money is well spent, it will be maintained. Where money is wasted, it will be eliminated.

Each of us has a vested interest in a quality public school system as it keeps our neighborhoods safe and desirable, and our property values high. I vow to demand the very best from all involved in the Oak Hills School District, including myself if I win your vote and the election Nov. 5. As your representative, your voice, I will demand academic excellence for all students, smart financial stewardship from administrators, and real accountability to taxpayers. I will insist our teachers are properly respected and supported.

I will invite parents to get more involved with our schools. I will actively engage our parochial school partners. I will focus on what is best for the students, teachers, the community, and all our stakeholders.

I am a proud Oak Hills graduate with a passion for education, a strong desire to serve the Oak Hills School District and the leadership skills and experience necessary to make a difference. I value your support and ask for your vote on November 5.

Julie Murphy is running for Oak Hills Local School District board.

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Column: Oak Hills board needs proven business leadership now

During these challenging times, Oak Hills needs school board members who are proven leaders with real business experience.